Background*

Mrs. Joan T. Bok was elected Chairman in 1984 and held that position through 1993. She was elected Chairman of the Board in 1993 and held that position until 1998 when she retired as Chairman of the Board and was elected Chairman Emeritus. From July 1988 until February 1989, she also served as President and Chief Executive Officer. Until 1997, Mrs. Bok served as a director of each of NEES's direct subsidiaries, including Massachusetts Electric Company, The Narragansett ... Electric Company, and New England Power Company. Mrs. Bok is a Director of Avery Dennison Corporation, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company, and Solutia, Inc., and is a Trustee of the Boston Athenaeum, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, and Urban Institute.

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